Impact of COVID-19 on metabolic parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Motahare Shabestari, Forouzan Salari, Reyhaneh Azizi, Akram Ghadiri-Anari, Nasim Namiranian

“…Results In the COVID-19 positive group, significant reductions were observed in triglycerides (TG) (P = 0.001), total cholesterol (TC) (P = 0.028), body mass index (BMI) (P = 0.034), atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) (P = 0.027), triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index (P = 0.001), and triglyceride-glucose-BMI (TyG-BMI) index (P < 0.001) during the six months following infection compared to pre-pandemic levels. …”
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Evaluating the Effect on Total Daily Insulin Dose in Adult Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Managed with Metformin and/or GLP-1 or GLP-1/GIP Receptor Agonists by Mayeesha Ahmed, Emily Pierson, Molly Webster

“…Limited data exist on the use of the dual glucagon-like peptide-1/glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor agonist (GLP-1/GIP RA) in T1D. …”
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Effect of Weight Loss on Serum Osteocalcin and Its Association with Serum Adipokines by Mohammed S. Albadah, Hafedh Dekhil, Shaffi Ahamed Shaik, Mohammed A. Alsaif, Mustafa Shogair, Shahid Nawaz, Assim A. Alfadda

“…This was associated with significant reduction in waist circumference, fasting blood glucose, HOMA-IR, total and LDL-cholesterol, bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BAP), and resistin (P<0.05). …”
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Novel soybean peptide iglycin ameliorates insulin resistance of high-fat diet fed C57BL/6J mice and differentiated 3T3L1 adipocytes with improvement of insulin signaling and mitoch... by Yinghuan Wu, Ran Zhao, Minxia Li, Huiyun Li, Zhengwang Chen, Yanying Zhao

“…Furthermore, it improved glucose uptake, induced translocation of intracellular GLUT4 to plasma membrane and activation of insulin signaling in adipocytes under insulin-resistant condition. …”
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Anti-Obesity Effects of Arum maculatum, Nasturtium officinale Plant Extracts and Exercise in High Fat Diet-Induced Obese Rats by Zana Hassan Ibrahim

“…Results: The HFD-C rats were associated with a significant increase (P<0.05) in BW gain with the elevations in serum glucose, lipid profiles (TC, TG, LDL-C &VLDL-C), liver function tests (AST & ALT) and MDA in comparison with NC rats whereas the level of serum HDL-C decreased. …”
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Effectiveness of a Nurse-Managed Protocol to Prevent Hypoglycemia in Hospitalized Patients with Diabetes by Giuseppe Marelli, Fausto Avanzini, Giuseppe Iacuitti, Enrico Planca, Ilaria Frigerio, Giovanna Busi, Liliana Carlino, Laura Cortesi, Maria Carla Roncaglioni, Emma Riva

“…In 350 consecutive diabetic in-patients the incidence of hypoglycemia (blood glucose < 70 mg/dL) during subcutaneous insulin treatment was assessed before (phase A) and after (phase B) the protocol was adopted to permit (1) the patient to opt for substitutive food to integrate incomplete carbohydrate intake in the meal; (2) in case of lack of appetite or repeatedly partial intake of the planned food, prandial insulin administered at the end of the meal to be related to the actual amount of carbohydrates eaten; (3) intravenous infusion of glucose during prolonged fasting. …”
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Can the Onset of Type 2 Diabetes Be Delayed by a Group-Based Lifestyle Intervention in Women with Prediabetes following Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)? Findings from a Randomi... by Angela O’Dea, Marie Tierney, Brian E. McGuire, John Newell, Liam G. Glynn, Irene Gibson, Eoin Noctor, Andrii Danyliv, Susan B. Connolly, Fidelma P. Dunne

“…The primary outcome variable was the change in fasting plasma glucose (FPG) from study entry to one-year follow-up. …”
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Administration of a Next-Generation Probiotic Escherichia coli Nissle 1917-GLP-1 Alleviates Diabetes in Mice With Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes by Jie Luo, Yilin Fang, Zhanghua Qi, Fengyang Cui, Hong Hu, Shengjie Li, Tingtao Chen, Hongyan Zhang

“…Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a persistent and steadily progressing metabolic condition distinguished by unregulated high levels of blood glucose. GLP1 receptor agonists have recently gained recognition as first-line therapies in selected instances, as per the updated ADA guidelines, highlighting their efficacy not only in glycemic control but also in their broader health benefits. …”
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Analysis of expression and transport activity of sugar transporter gene HpSWEET7 from red pitaya by ZHENG Qianming, YAN Shuang, XIE Pu, WANG Honglin, MA Yuhua

“…HpSWEET7 showed transport activities for glucose, fructose, mannose, sorbitol and galactose. …”
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Adrenalectomy improves MSG-induced obesity in rats by increasing UCP-1 levels in interscapular brown adipose tissue by Willian Nascimento de Souza Rodrigues, Ananda Malta, Naiara Cristina Lucredi, Patrícia Cristina Lisboa, Rosiane Aparecida Miranda, Rodrigo Vargas, Camila Benan Zara, Maria Natália Chimirri Peres, Nilton Rodrigues Teixeira Junior, Jurandir Fernando Comar, Paulo Cezar de Freitas Mathias, Rosana Torrezan

“…Although it has an adverse effect on the glucose tolerance of CTL-ADX animals, the typical features of metabolic syndrome in adult MSG rats were mitigated by ADX. …”
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Anti-hyperglycemic effects of dihydromyricetin in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats by Maojun Yao, Hui Teng, Qiyan Lv, Huifang Gao, Tengming Guo, Yiwen Lin, Sihai Gao, Meihu Ma, Lei Chen

“…Oral glucose tolerance tests were performed on days 42. …”
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Effectiveness of Ascophyllum nodosum and Fucus vesiculosus on Metabolic Syndrome Components: A Real-World, Observational Study by Antonio Nicolucci, Maria Chiara Rossi, Massimiliano Petrelli

“…The impact of 180 days of administration of Gdue was assessed on body weight, waist circumference, fasting blood glucose, HbA1c, lipid profile, and blood pressure levels. …”
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Proteomic and Metabolomic Characterization of Metabolically Healthy Obesity: A Descriptive Study from a Swedish Cohort by J. Korduner, P. M. Nilsson, O. Melander, M. J. Gerl, G. Engström, E. Bachus, M. Magnusson, F. Ottosson

“…MHO individuals had a more metabolically favorable lipid and glucose profile than MUO subjects, that is, lower levels of traditional blood glucose and triglycerides, as well as a trend of lower metabolically unfavorable lipid biomarkers. …”
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The Influence of Concurrent Autoimmune Thyroiditis on the Cardiometabolic Consequences of Cabergoline in Postmenopausal Women by Robert Krysiak, Marcin Basiak, Witold Szkróbka, Bogusław Okopień

“…In addition to prolactin, we assessed thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), thyroid antibodies, and glucose homeostasis markers: fasting glucose, the homeostatic model assessment 1 of insulin resistance ratio (HOMA1-IR), and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c). …”
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Quality, improvement of soluble dietary fiber from Dictyophora indusiata by-products by steam explosion and cellulase modification: Structural and functional analysis by Mengfan Lin, Changrong Wang, Wenfei Wu, Qingsong Miao, Zebin Guo

“…SE and cellulase treatment significantly improved the hydration capacity of SDF; the glucose adsorption capacity increased by 1.15 and 1.07 times, respectively. …”
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Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents as Green Alternatives for Extracting Bioactive Compounds from <i>Sideritis</i> Taxa with Potential Cosmetic Applications by Lamprini Zissi, Virginia D. Dimaki, Vassiliki S. Birba, Vassiliki C. Galani, Vassiliki Magafa, Sophia Hatziantoniou, Fotini N. Lamari

“…Five NADEs, composed of betaine, glycerol, glucose, urea, citric acid, and sucrose, were evaluated for their extraction efficiency compared to conventional solvents (water and 70% ethanol). …”
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The Gut Microbiota in Women Suffering from Gestational Diabetes Mellitus with the Failure of Glycemic Control by Lifestyle Modification by Guangyong Ye, Long Zhang, Min Wang, Yunbo Chen, Silan Gu, Keyi Wang, Jianhang Leng, Yujia Gu, Xinyou Xie

“…However, a number of patients whose blood glucose is not controlled by lifestyle modification still require exogenous insulin to control blood glucose. …”
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PEDF Overexpression Ameliorates Cardiac Lipotoxicity in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy via Regulation of Energy Metabolism by Mao T, Wang Y

“…Additionally, H9c2 cells were transfected with a PEDF plasmid and cultured under HG+PA conditions (33 mm glucose + 250 μM palmitic acid) for 24 hours. Subsequent analyses focused on changes in energy metabolism, ROS levels, and apoptosis.Results: At 24 weeks, db/db mice exhibited hallmark features of DCM, including hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, cardiac hypertrophy, fibrosis, and diastolic dysfunction. …”
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Characteristics of Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes in Chinese Older Adults: A National Prospective Cohort Study by Fang Lv, Xiaoling Cai, Dayi Hu, Changyu Pan, Danyi Zhang, Jie Xu, Linong Ji

“…To investigate the metabolic profiles of newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes (NEW2D) in Chinese older adults (≥65 years) and assess the proportion of patients who achieved the targeted goals of blood glucose, blood pressure, and blood lipid. Methods. …”
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Normal tissue radioprotection by amifostine via Warburg-type effects by Michael I. Koukourakis, Alexandra Giatromanolaki, Christos E. Zois, Dimitra Kalamida, Stamatia Pouliliou, Ilias V. Karagounis, Tzu-Lan Yeh, Martine I. Abboud, Timothy D. W. Claridge, Christopher J. Schofield, Efthimios Sivridis, Costantinos Simopoulos, Savvas P. Tokmakidis, Adrian L. Harris

“…Indirect calorimetric canopy tests showed significant reductions in oxygen consumption and of carbon dioxide emission in cancer patients receiving amifostine. Glucose levels significantly decreased and lactate levels increased in patient venous blood. …”
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